How to Use overvalue in a Sentence

overvalue

verb
  • He overvalues the opinions of his friends.
  • In fact, the Wildcats and the Blue Devils are both overvalued by the crowd.
    — Chris Wilson, Slate Magazine, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The bearish case against SoFi is that the shares are overvalued.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • During the lead-up years to the crash, two-thirds of all metro markets were overvalued.
    — Kenneth R. Harney, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • During the lead-up years to the crash, two-thirds of all metro markets were overvalued.
    — Kenneth R. Harney, courant.com, 28 June 2018
  • Only two, the Swiss franc and the Swedish krona, now look overvalued against it.
    — The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • The higher the ratio, the more likely a stock is overvalued.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The higher the ratio, the more likely a stock is overvalued.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 28 June 2023
  • The higher the ratio, the more likely a stock is overvalued.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 23 July 2023
  • The sell-off came amid concern that Nvidia is overvalued.
    — Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024
  • Seattle was high on the list, as well, overvalued by 10 to 14 percent.
    — Mike Rosenberg, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
  • At the same time, be careful not to overvalue your own players.
    — Chris Raybon, SI.com, 25 Aug. 2017
  • And we are taught to overvalue whiteness even when there’s no white people around.
    — Jean Guerrero Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • But there are some skeptics who think Nvidia may be overvalued.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Want to see which favorites are worth backing and which teams are overvalued?
    — Kilty Cleary, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Despite all of that good news, Mahomes may still be overvalued in 2019.
    — Kevin Hanson, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Some economists say that the concerns in Europe are overblown and that prices are overvalued but not in a danger zone.
    — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019
  • To get an idea of how under- or overvalued a stock is, compare its price to other measures, such as its earnings, sales or cash flow.
    — Dallas News, 10 May 2020
  • On the opposite side of the spectrum, Switzerland's franc is the only currency that is overvalued against the buck.
    — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 12 July 2019
  • The positive sentiment came even as two-thirds of the traders believe the market is overvalued, the survey said.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Citi downgrades Southwest to sell from neutral Citi says the airline stock is overvalued right now.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The only thing folks can blame Colangelo for is perhaps overvaluing Okafor in trade talks.
    — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • That ratio is about twice as high as the average from the past century, a sign that stocks have likely been overvalued.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Most members are short sellers, who bet that a company’s stock price is overvalued and can make money when the stock price goes down.
    — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2019
  • Nvidia is the leader in making AI chips, but some experts say that is overvalued, according to Forbes.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • The peso was wildly overvalued, exports were taxed and many imports were banned.
    — The Economist, 3 May 2018
  • Law firms, on the other hand, tend to be too optimistic and overvalue their clients’ businesses.
    — Gary Miller, The Denver Post, 18 June 2017
  • It’s because we’re wired to overvalue our present and near future and undervalue that which is further down the road.
    — Tim Maurer, Forbes, 8 May 2022
  • However, the big tech leaders were seen as too extended and overvalued.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • To this end, the specialized services of accident attorneys cannot be overvalued.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025

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